Tráthnóna Beag Aréir

This is a traditional Irish song arranged by Ciarán Brennan. It appears on Clannad's album Lore, released in 1995.

This is a traditional Irish song arranged by Ciarán Brennan. It appears on Clannad’s album Lore, released in 1995.

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Irish

English

Down in the middle of the glen
Late yesterday evening
And there were white drops of dew
Lying on top of the grass
I met a maiden who had
The prettiest face and personality
She made my good sense go astray
Late yesterday evening

And God, how pleasant our behaviour was
Going down the glen last night
Stealing through the cotton-grass
And there was silence in the sky
Love of my heart, wasn't our
Heart-playing sweet and short?
Oh King of the bright glory
Bring back last night

If I got permission to return
And to speak to the love of my heart
Or if I got the better of destiny
What would I care about life?
I'd walk with you through cotton-grass
And through dunes by the edge of the sea
And God's land I'd lose
If I could kiss your mouth

And God, how pleasant our behaviour was
Going down the glen last night
Stealing through the cotton-grass
And there was silence in the sky
Love of my heart, wasn't our
Heart-playing sweet and short?
Oh King of the bright glory
Bring back last night